No. 1 - Tiny House Plan

Drafted & designed by S. Dehner for THE small HOUSE CATALOG

The Moschata Tiny House "Rolling Bungalow" was one of the first tiny houses designed (and actually used) for full-time living. It's a whopping 170 sq ft that allows for a full working kitchen with a full size refrigerator, washing machine, wide sink, mini-oven, mechanical ventilation, and tons of storage and cabinetry; it has an office nook, living area with couch, propane fireplace, and site-built coffee or tea table. There's dual wheel-well storage cabinets (removeable), book shelves, a site-built folding dining table with two chairs, a queen size sleeping loft and front end storage or guest loft...and more. 

Built to be connected to a sewer or septic system it features a miniature bathtub-shower and a porcelain toilet with hand washing basin. And at 8'6" it's still wider than most tiny houses and was one of the first to stretch in the 18'-20' range. 

We lived in the original version of this tiny house for nearly three years while building the 765 sq ft Beekeeper's Bungalow. It still radiates curb appeal with its bright orange face and white trim, handsome Marvin double hung windows, and cute entry porch. Many versions of this house have since been built, why not download the plan - it's free - and get building!

Featured on CNN Living, Tiny House Blog, Tiny House Design, Top 7 Sunset finalist for mobile houses, and awarded favorite tiny house rental by HomeAway in 2014 on the Today Show.

DETAILS

• Estimated Cost to Build: $17,000
• Foundation: 7' x 20' Trailer
• Lofts:  60 sq. ft. sleeping loft, 18 sq. ft. storage/single sleeping loft.
• Main floor ceiling height (bath & kitchen): 6'-9 1/2"
• Main floor cathedral ceiling (living area): ~11'-0"
• Loft height: 42" 
• Conditioned space: 160 sq. ft. + lofts
• Overall footprint (including porch) : 8'-6" x 20'-0" 
• Optional dormer 

The full color plan includes:

• Photographic cover sheet
• Construction notes & design criteria
• Exterior elevations
• Dimensioned floor & loft plans
• Trailer specifications 
• Joist by joist floor framing plan
• Stud by stud wall framing plan
• Rafter by rafter roof framing plan
• 3D framing overview of entire house
• Transverse cross section
• Roof connection section
• Construction details (with dormer addendum)
• Interior isometric cross section for both sides of house
• Details for cabinetry, loft ladder, window casings, tea table, et al.
• Electrical & plumbing plans
• Materials list, complete appliances & fixtures lists, window & door schedules and more...
• FREE Revision Updates
• Email plan support
• PDF Print size: 18" x 24" (can also be printed @ home)
• Immediate download with license

Plans are PDF downloads. 

Renderings are approximate and are not literal representations of the designs. Designs are subject to change without notice.

download free IMPERIAL version download free dormers addendum Download free Metric Transliteration

This is a simple metric transliteration of the Imperial version. Additional considerations will be required by the builder.

Looking to redesign this tiny house? 

We now have SketchUp models available.

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The Soothing Quality of Cabinetry

Room enough for a future island, if desired.

All the work this week has been in the kitchen as we push to finish our Island House project. 

Home made cabinet doors

For months, the kitchen cabinets have been in place but without doors...this past week we made all the doors and hung them for fit using European Blum hinges for the first time. We liked that the cabinet doors could be hung and tested for fit, installed fully with the hardware; but then the doors themselves could be easily popped off the hinging mechanisms and removed for sanding, priming and painting.

When the doors were finished and dried, it was so easy to put them back on the hinges and know that there wouldn't be a repeated process of testing for fit. The adjustable nature of the Blum hinges and the slow stop closure function was a real treat to work with, new to us in our cabinet work and definitely something we will use again.

Hand built drawers

Other projects this week have included building the drawers (again using soft stop hardware for the glides and Blum products, very nice!) and obviously getting all the cabinet doors done. Countertops have been re-oiled and are looking lustrous. Today we'll work on drawer faces and installing the shelving in the cabinets.

We will shortly put the last hardware on the drawers and the kitchen will be done.

Kitchen is now complete - May 16.

 

Kitchen sink in beech butcher block countertop.

Freshly oiled beech butcher block

Built-in appliances permit customization with cabinetry. (GE Profile)

A few photos of the kitchen in progress...

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Doors Galore and Siding No More!

The last couple of weeks have hastened past in a hurry...a blurry hurry, in fact. We've been doing a lot - seeing some good progress and squeezing in some more visits with friends in the process - impossible to underemphasize morale boosts after many months of work!  

We built this door last summer for the garage. Delighted to install it this month!

We finished the entire siding project and even removed the plywood panels that provided us with built in staging on the pergolas for the project. A fully clad house is a joy to behold!  Celebrated that with deep sighs of relief and then some window washing to further dress up the house. 

One last outdoor project was to hang the side door for the garage. This was another we built last summer, so it's nice to see it hanging at last and it certainly livens things up outside! It's taken us some time to get used to no longer having an open air garage!

Inside, Shawn has been building doors and closets. He started with the upstairs walk in closet - cutting an angled door and getting it hung in short order. It went very smoothly as did the broom closet door in the kitchen. Last project was to build a closet into the second bedroom, which after some consultation with visiting friends, we sized just right. He framed it up and we then opted to build barn style doors that operate on a bi-fold rather than a full slider (space limits). The outcome was great. Priming and one coat of paint are finished, just a little more paint to go.

Shawn has also officially started the cabinet doors for the kitchen. He wanted to save the project for his closing job on the house as it takes time and concentration and it's easier to invest in those things when there aren't a lot of other "little things" hanging overhead. Perhaps some updates from that front next week.

 

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The Tiny Life Reviews the Moschata Tiny House Plan!

Choosing a tiny house building plan is a big part of your journey toward living in a tiny house. But how do you pick one? Ryan and Amy at The Tiny Life just created an awesome resource to help make the process of choosing a tiny house plan much easier. They only reviewed tried and true plans for houses that have been built and lived in.

Ryan and Amy laid out 16 criteria for what to look for in different tiny house plans, from road height to roof type to number of lofts, and laid them out in a chart so you can quickly compare the features of different plans at a glance. They made recommendations for which plans suit which needs best, and how easy they are for new builders to follow.

The No. 1 Tiny House Plan, aka the Moschata, which we built in 2010 and lived in for three years was recently featured & reviewed for the guide. It's an older plan but still one of the "gold standards" for tiny homes.

The review has inspired us to give the plan an overhaul this year and release a fully updated version with in-depth details. Stay tuned if you're a tiny house enthusiast.

Read the entire review here: http://ift.tt/1NKV51N

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No. 31 - Fraxinus

Fraxinus is an 800 square foot small house

800 square feet of main floor living!

Fraxinus is a straightforward design with 800 square feet of first floor living space. It has a modest 20' x 40' footprint that can be easily and inexpensively constructed.

A Great Room for Gathering

There's plenty of space for entertaining. The great room has 10' paneled ceilings with windows floor to ceiling that take in a wide view and add a mid-century modern curb appeal. There's a modern kitchen with two doors, an eat-in island - though a modest dining table and chairs could be used as well, and a 20' wide living area. Best of all the entire great room enjoys a fireplace centerpiece (optional). 

Two Ensuites

There are two first floor bedrooms and baths; one a master ensuite, the second a guest room with a pocket door to create a temporary private ensuite.

Energy -Efficient

Fraxinus is super-insulated with R-60 ceilings, R-30 walls, and up to R-30 floors (slab). Insulation types & amounts can be easily adjusted to suit various climates and needs. The plans calls out for Marvin Integrity Wood-Ultrez windows and doors with an average u-factor of 0.28. 

A Perfect Airbnb Rental

Fraxinus was designed as a vacation rental for cosmopolitan Vancouverites looking for a clean, quiet weekend getaway . It offers a handsome balance of rural cabin and mid-century modern style and could be used as a rental or for full-time living.

Download free PDF Plan

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An a-door-able garage?

Hand built carriage house doors with steel strap hinges.

First floor & garage siding - done!

Brightly painted cedar bevel siding.

This week we finished siding all the lower walls of the house, so that only the upper gable end walls are left to do. It looks wonderful! We got our corners perfectly lined up despite not using (or having) a transit for the work, something that makes us feel good. We also finished siding the garage gable ends. That job took a considerable amount of time to accomplish and wasn’t without frustration. But get it done we did, and it’s splendid to come up the driveway and see the work completed. We did some odd jobs around the house (caulking, touch up painting and installing door handles) on Friday while waiting for friends to arrive.

Site-built carriage house doors

Last summer we built these colorful carriage doors for our garage and this week we finally installed them!

We wound up the week with hanging the garage doors, at very long last. Some of you may remember that we built the doors in July. They are now hanging and looking splendid!  Still need to put another door handle on and add some barrel bolts to the inside (cane bolts secure the doors at the base) and do the trim caulk and painting, but they are installed and now the carriage house effect is complete.

Next week

For the coming week we hope to check some more things off our list…those things will hopefully include installing the side garage door, continuing with kitchen cabinet work and finishing the priming and painting of the last three bundles of siding. Perhaps we’ll even get to begin the upper gable ends of the house. Time will tell!

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Can I buy printed plans?

Yes, beginning April 2016 low-cost printed plan sets can be purchased directly from THE small HOUSE CATALOG website. To order prints visit the ORDER PRINTS page.

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